By Dana
Date: 2005 Jan 08
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[[2005.01.08.11.04.15188]]

Cold and Bitter

You have made me cold and bitter inside.
I hate the way I feel when I hear your name.
I try so hard to ignore the mood it brings me to
but, I just can't seem to fight the truth.
I cannot ignore what I feel
and shut it out as though it didn't exist.
My pain is real.
My agony, my frustration, my anger, my resentment
are all real and I am not capable of hiding it.
You constantly are thinking of yourself,
constantly thinking of how things affect you.
Instead, you should think about how much effort
you don't put forth and realize that you need to do more.
A lot more.
If nothing else, you should do it for the children.
I won't let them see how you've betrayed them;
how you've betrayed me.
I won't let them hurt the way I do.
I won't allow them to be tainted by your actions.
I won't let you make them cold and bitter inside
like you have done to me.
You have been the issue of so many arguments
and I just cannot change the way I feel,
or the way I show it. I am unable.
You have done this to me and now I can't stop it.
I can't make it go away. I can't change it. I can't pretend.
I really do wish that I could.
You are often wanting favors
yet, you are willing to give nothing in return,
presenting your usual self.
Don't you feel any guilt?
Obviously you don't or you'd do something about it.
I used to want so much more from you.
I used to expect more but, I've come to realize
you're looking out for number one
and those who you've picked to be number one in your life.
I've come to realize that you're not capable
of changing the way you are.
Either that, or you just don't want to.
You should care more;
You couldn't begin to understand what you're missing out on
by picking your number ones.
Cold and bitter. It's all I can feel when I think of you.